Dmanisi historic site

The Dmanisi historic site (Georgian: დმანისის ნაქალაქარი, romanized: dmanisis nakalakari, literally, "the ruined/former town of Dmanisi") is a historic and archaeological site in Georgia, located north of the village of Patara Dmanisi, Dmanisi Municipality, in south-central region of Kvemo Kartli, some 85 km (53 miles) southwest of Tbilisi, Georgia's capital. Perched on a promontory at the confluence of the Mashavera and Pinezauri rivers, the site is an open-air museum, containing the early medieval Dmanisi Sioni cathedral and the ruins of one of the most important towns and commercial centres in medieval Georgia, with fortifications, churches, Muslim and Christian cemeteries, bathhouses, and workshops. In addition to its historic significance, Dmanisi is also known for the Dmanisi Paleolithic site, dating to around 1.8 million years ago, which contains some of the oldest evidence of humans outside of Africa.

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